Will Minister Pitch at PC Meeting?

The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, (National Assembly) will be briefed by the Minister of Fisheries on the short, medium and long-term plans for the management of the Fisheries Branch, including the transfer of functions from the Department of Environmental Affairs to
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). The Minister will also provide an overview on the possibility of Seal Ranching.

The briefing will take place on 11 September 2012. Members of the industry are welcome and must attend at the Visitors Entrance on Plein Street, Parliamentary Precinct.

Venue: Committee Room E539, Fifth Floor, National Assembly Building, 09:00

We cant help but note that the Minister will be briefing the portfolio committee on the transfer of functions from DEA to DAFF only 2 years after the fact!